S1 – Ep 444 – Steam Train to Elgin Railway Market!
S1 – Ep 444 – Steam Train to Elgin Railway Market!
Embarking on an exhilarating adventure, we eagerly boarded an old steam locomotive at the Cape Town Harbour, bound for the charming Elgin Railway Market. Our decision to traverse the scenic route as you all know was fuelled by a deep-seated fascination for the enchanting allure of historic trains and stations we encountered on our travels…
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And also see was near to Grabow town that stasion
A didn't now that prices of that train hack tick but love it want to join that as well
No smell of coal…they are making use of oil to fire the burner….the large tank behind the loco is filled with oil and pumped to the firebox. Maybe a good idea, because of what i understand is that coal is selling for R 4500 per ton. They can make use of any old oil…
How fun. I just got off my commuter train to Rotterdam and back, working a full day. And now I see you two having more fun on a steam train. They are fun, much more than my commuter train, anyway. When I still lived in Colorado I rode with my son and old boyfriend's family the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge rail. Such a wonderful ride through the Rockies, well, that was until I stuck my head out, which I wouldn't recommend doing on a steam train – ha!
Next time do not sit with this aunty. she spoils your work.
Wow , what a trip
Thanks for the video. I was born in Durban and left when I was 31. My father and grandfather both worked for the SAR. Watching your travel videos brings back memorires of my life in South Africa. I left in 1983 and have had no desire to return. Its nice to see the old country.
Awesome thanks I enjoyed your video
Beautiful interior. Looks classy.
Thanks for your efforts to present a lovely, interesting video! Great job! 🙏🏽
It's called a container yard or depot,some trucks pull skeleton trailers, or flatbed with container hooks for safety, a 12m trailer can move 2 x 6m or 1x12m & U also get a 6m skeleton trailer for 6m only
The cradle container carrier can operate 6m and 12m containers by expanding the carrier boom to 12m or retract to 6m
Hi Curtis, how are you guys doing. Nice to see you on a train trip. No more potholes muddy roads etc. Sonia, I think should be very happy 😅😅, for at least. I hope you guys are enjoying it. Will be with you all the way.
My school friend from grade 5, who is now 69, has been the steam train engineer on the tourist trains around Cape Town for the best part of 35 years. So a big thank you to Ken for making this video possible.
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Thankyou for the video .I am very glad , something to show about the railway A train on its way to Elgin .That was ordinary long time ago ,is not so ordinary for me the last past years
Wow took me back to the 1970s when we traveled with the steam locomotive from cape Town to Graafwater near Clanwilliam. Loved this video
Next time I go to Cape Town I want to take this trip.
this is beautiful
Oh, how I long for the days back in 1971 when one could still Rida on a steam train from Beaufort West to Ladysmith on the way from Durban to Cape Town and vice versa!
Wonderful video.
You must visit the 'Stars of Sandstone' farm in the Free State in April.
They have their own narrow gauge railway line with many different restored antique trains.
Rail enthusiasts from around the world come every year in April for the festival.
That is so nice a train going again. I enjoyed this trip with you both. It brought back so many memories of days gone by. Love it.❤
You must adapt to the impossible train times that have their own time!!! Dont use them to go to work….!
VERY good 😅
Waar is die dae toe ons nog met die "slaaptrein" as Stellenbosch studente huis toe gegaan het na Pretoria en terug….!
In Engels:" Those were the good old days….!"❤❤❤❤😁😀
wow, what an experience, thank you for sharing.
Groetjes uit Nederland. Uitstekend.
Dat is vast Louis de Min Dae-trein 😂
Awesome. We share train love, so this episode is so awesome, thank you. My 1st trip was 7 in the train shoveling coal in a white safari suit (yep, we wore those in 1960s) for a mile or two. Last trip was also off to army. Ironically, they sent a steam train to Grahamstown to pull out the diesel train (Blue Train) when it couldn't pull the coaches out of town back in the late 70s 😂. We apparently have one of the steepest climbs in RSA all be it only a few km long ( Grahamstown) as such only steam locos came this way in the day. How we miss the trains…..this episode was super special, thanks 🙏🏻
An awesome experience I'm sure! I look forward to part 2 of this journey ….. 😏
Wow, you had so much fun. I love your excitement when it comes to trains. My Dad loved trains. He would enjoyed it just as much. Thank you for doing something like this. Love it!
The Steam locomotive no (3450) is the only Class 26 witch is Class 25 upgrade in South Africa, it's called the RED DEVEL. That area is Ceres rail depo at the moment.
Hello DustBugs: I have a good feeling about this steam train. Seeing the one they had in George to knysna has closed due to a landslide and damaged the tracks. So I am positive this one is here to stay.
I also remember my army days of catching trains and flying SAA.
Thanks again for sharing your story: REGARDS from East London.
Hi Curtis and Sonja. I am so glad I could go with you on your train trip. That beautiful lokomotive was awesome to see it inside. 😊
I think long delays of 2.5 hours is ridiculously long. This is why railway tourism will always battle. I'm sure the ticket price was also quite expensive.
Hi you two, ""those were the days "" onthou julle di liedjie ""Hoe ry di trein, hoe ry di trein Kimberly se trein "" Enjoy every minute !!
That loco looks well preserved. In the years late 1950"s and 1960's. there was a steam train service daily between Caledon and Cape Town. Used to ride on that train quite often when I was a kid. Bus sevice eventually took over the train service. Most amazing was when the train went over Sir Lowry's Pass.
A very different ride but extremely interesting. I know why you swapped the car for a train……… the passengers going with you became far too many to fit in the car. Thank you C & S.
How nice to see a working steam loco again…he is a few years older than me but still working 🙂. Very nice trip that, and although people say it is expensive, you can now also see all the costs that go into that trip.
Loved this. Thank you.